Car goes underneath semi on Interstate 55

A driver lost control of his car on Interstate 55 near Chatham Sunday night and slid underneath a tractor-trailer, according to Illinois State Police.

The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m.

State police said Pradip K. Ghosh of Chesterfield, Mo., tried to pass the semi when his vehicle skidded and went into the median wires before cutting across the roadway and underneath the truck. Both vehicles then left the roadway, and the car became wedged under the semi, state police said.

Ghosh was taken to Memorial Medical Center with minor injuries. The driver of the semi, Milan Ilic, 29, of Chicago, refused treatment.